AN: Okay, guys. It's the dreaded author's note! Sorry. Thanks again to some guest reviewers and someone by the name of DarknessBloodAngel. Loved the review and how you guys tried to help. DarknessBloodAngel, Wordpad is not compatible with on my laptop, but I appreciate the help. :D Guest user, copy and paste apparently didn't work. But my thanks go to you, too for trying to help. Okay only one thing left for me to say: I will be using some of the dialogue from the original episode. (If you haven't gotten that already) Like the argument between Elena and Damon was in the actual episode but just a bit different since I couldn't remember the whole thing and was too lazy to go on Youtube. XD But please, enjoy this chapter.

Damon walked into the house after he had just gone out for some morning air. He took his jacket off, and tossed it on the back of one of his chairs in the living room. He then headed to his scotch pantry and looked through it. He decided on a really good one for the little party he was having by himself. He thought of it as a small going away party. As he poured himself a glass of the alcohol and took a drink, he winced as a sharp pain shot up through his arm. He reached over and pulled up his sleeve. It was getting more and more worse as the hours flew by. Sighing, he pulled his sleeve down and went over to the window and drew open the curtains. Standing in the sunlight for a moment, he looked up out the window and felt a small smile appear on his face for just a second. He drained his glass and walked over to a table and set the empty glass on it. Keeping his eyes out the window, he walked back into the sunlight, and just stood there for a moment.
It ends here," he thought. He slowly started to pull off his ring, and then dropped it onto the ground. He put his arms out, as he felt his face begin to burn. Allowing the sun to torch his skin, he winced in pain. It burned like hell, but it still was nice knowing the way out. He was starting to really accept his death when he heard someone yell his name.
"Damon!"
It was Alaric. Damon felt himself get tackled to the ground. As he lay on the ground, he looked up at Alaric's face.
"Get off of me," Damon hissed.
"Damon, you can't do this," Alaric's voice was sad and pleading. He pulled Damon up and pushed him up against the nearest wall. Even though Alaric was just human, he was strong. Maybe even stronger than Damon right now.
"Just did," Damon said. "I told you about my friend Rose, Ric. She lost control. She was a danger to everyone."
Alaric shook his head. "There has to be something we can do!" he cried out in frustration.
"Kill me, Ric!" Damon heard the tears in his own voice. "Please."
Alaric grabbed Damon and took him to the cellar. Damon was right, at his current state, he was a lot stronger than the vampire.
Alaric took Damon inside the cellar, set him on the floor as gently as he could, then left Damon alone inside.
"Now you're not a danger to anyone," Alaric said, locking the cellar door.
Damon scoffed. "Now what's your plan, Alaric?"
"I'm not going to let you die," Ric said.
"Just let me die and get it over with." Damon stopped talking as he started coughing violently. Turning to his side, he spat out blood all over his hand and the floor. When he was done, he groaned and spit out whatever blood was left in his mouth.

Alaric's Point of View

Alaric watched as Damon coughed up blood. It was painful to watch and he felt like turning and running away. But, he couldn't. He had to be here for him. He looked at Damon. "I'm going to call Stefan. See what he can come up with."
Damon laughed. "Good luck with that. Stefan is just like you. He thinks there's actually a way to cure a werewolf bite."
"There is." Alaric did his best to sound convincing. "We just haven't been looking hard enough."
Damon rolled his eyes. "Well Stefan sure as hell has been trying hard. That's all that's been on his mind since he found out. Well, that and Elena of course."
"Do you blame him?" Alaric snapped. "You're his brother, Damon! He cares way more than you think. And in my opinion, you need to start seeing that. You need to see how much he would do for you. He's rather die than watch you die! And that's just beginning."
"Heaven knows why. You and I both know that Stefan knows that this is what I deserve." Damon looked at Alaric straight in the eyes. "I deserve this, Ric. I deserve to die."
Alaric shook his head. "You can't give up already, Damon. There's fight left in you. You may not see it, but I do. We'll get you through this. Me, Stefan, Bonnie. All of us!"
"You don't get it!" Damon yelled. "I was supposed to be dead 100 plus years ago, Ric. Maybe I'm just tired of being here. Maybe I want to move on from this pathetic thing I call a life. I honestly think Elena would be better off if I were dead."
"This is about Elena?" Alaric asked.
"It always is," Damon said, the conversation feeling vaguely familiar.
"Well let's forget about Elena for two seconds, okay? There are other people in your life that would miss you if you left. Elena is one of them."
"And who are the others? You? Stefan? Ric three people don't make up for the countless others I've killed."
Alaric raised his eyebrows. "And here I was thinking you were entirely incapable of remorse." He stared at Damon for a few seconds then said, "Stefan needs to be here. Then we're all going to brainstorm. We can't leave you locked up in a cellar until you get cured."
Damon rolled his eyes. "Fine. Stefan and no one else." When Alaric turned to leave, Damon shouted after him. "And I mean no one!"

Sorry, guys. Short chapter. I know you'll hate me for that. But I made sure not to kill you entirely with a horrible cliffhanger. The truth is, I have no idea where to go from here. XD I'll figure it out. But there's something that I'm super excited about. I'm going to try the 100 fanfic challenge with TVD. I'm just doing it for fun, I'm not doing the "only one person can do this for each fandom" or whatever thing. It'll just be because I have no life and need some way to take up time that's not Facebook. LOL Anyway… I'll be working on that as soon as I finish this fanfic. If you really like my writing (even if the format sucks because my computer hates me) you should check it out after this. Also, I will definitely be posting Fanfics from other fandoms and TVD fanfics that are unrelated to the challenge. Happy reading everyone. Oh! One more thing! Some lines in repeat in a chapter that I can't remember. That's not me. That's my spazzy laptop. I need a new one, and hopefully will be getting one soon. Thanks guys! And reviews are loved! Also, problems with quotation marks and punctuation have been reported. Working on it. :P